Dana and Ginger Lamb had no motive but adventure when they left California in the autumn of 1933 and headed south in a 16-foot vessel they had built themselves. How else would could you explain setting off on a 16,000 mile voyage? However the romantic young explorers did possess the Vagabunda, a frail combination of sailboat and canoe. Not wanting to overload themselves the young newlyweds also brought along a minimum of equipment and, as an afterthought, less than five dollars between them. What followed was the one of the ...
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Dana and Ginger Lamb had no motive but adventure when they left California in the autumn of 1933 and headed south in a 16-foot vessel they had built themselves. How else would could you explain setting off on a 16,000 mile voyage? However the romantic young explorers did possess the Vagabunda, a frail combination of sailboat and canoe. Not wanting to overload themselves the young newlyweds also brought along a minimum of equipment and, as an afterthought, less than five dollars between them. What followed was the one of the greatest adventure travel tales ever to emerge from the action-packed 1930s. The Lambs shot through mountainous surf, landed on fabled islands, lived through violent storms, weathered nearly a dozen fatal wrecks, were upset in a traffic jam of whales, caught in quicksand, trapped inside an extinct volcano, and lost in a shark-infested lagoon. Then, armed with only their wits and an old machete, they survived malaria, fought off Indians, cut their way through a jungle, and avoided flesh-eating insects, all in the name of love and adventure. "Enchanted Vagabonds" is thus the action-packed true story of their amazing combination of courage, love, and endurance. Filled with photographs taken on their historic trip, the book is a non-stop thrill from start to finish.
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Seller's Description:
Good in good dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. Stated first edition. Inscribed and signed by both Dana Lamb and by June Cleveland on the front free endpaper. Dust jacket is price-clipped and shows moderate wear, tear, chipping, and rubbing. Pages are lightly tanned and clean. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First printing (First Edition stated on the copyright page with C-N code). 415 pp. plus numerous photographs. The front board is dampstained. The bottom edge has a scribble. Previous owner's name, dated 1938, is on the front pastedown. In a square, tight binding with hinges intact.
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Good unmarked, wear to spine ends, light edgewear otherwise, cracked hinges, light soiling to endpapers. The illustrated story of the wonderful journey from California to Mexico by Dana & Giner Lamb in a hand-built boat in the 1930. Author inscription on ffep: Ota & Joe Johnson-Best of luck to you both-Sincerely, Ginger Lamb, Dana Lamb. A well-worn but clean and sturdy copy of rare signed 1st edition. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2, 415 pp, 48 b/w photos, 13 b/w maps, pale green endpapers.
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Very Good in Fair jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) Seventh printing (G-O). Signed by Dana Lamb as well as his co-adventuring wife Ginger (Virginia) Lamb on half-title page. About Very Good in a Fair to Good dust jacket. Bookplate on front pastedown. Browning and some light foxing to endpapers. Soiled DJ has chipping to corners and spine-ends plus a few short edge-tears. Front of jacket has a bit of rippling along upper fore-edge, but no evidence of dampstaining. Original $3.50 price intact on front flap.
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Good. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Seventh Edition; No dust jacket present; Secure packaging for safe delivery.
